[cups.general] Re: device drop down blank web admin

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 21 November 2005 07:20, Sim Zacks wrote:
>After Cups didn't work, I figured I needed lpd to be running too.
>That also didn't work.
>You're probably right about it being extra, but it is not the
>mitigating factor because it didn't work before I turned lpd on.
>
>I've seen mention that cups must be started on boot up. Does anyone
>know if this is factual or if there is a reason for it or what it must
>be started before? I can't reboot my box before this evening, as it is
>a production server.
>
>Sim
>
The normal proceedure is to start it at boot time, by linking from
/etc/init.d/cups to whatever runlevel you use.  Its often one of the
last things started, so the link might have been named S99cups in
whatever /etc/rc#.d your runlevel is.

However, there is nothing preventing you from doing a 'service cups
restart' at anytime.  This will usually flush, without completing, any
hung jobs too.

>"watchdog" <no_spam_watchdog_but_no_spam at free.fr> wrote in message
>news:23130-cups.general at news.easysw.com...
>
>> Sim Zacks wrote:
>> > I just installed cups1.1.17 on my redhat 8 system to print to a
>> > network printer.
>> > I can get to the website and click Add Printer and then fill in the
>
>Name,
>
>> > Location and Description of the printer.
>> > When I click Continue, it takes me to a page where I should choose
>> > a
>
>Device
>
>> > from the drop down list.
>> >
>> > There is nothing in the list.
>> >
>> > I have also tried lpinfo -v and it gives me an error,
>> > "Unable to connect to server, Connection refused"
>> >
>> > I get the same error when I tried to set up the printer using
>> > lpdadmin
>> >
>> > Both the cups and lpd daemons are running
>> >
>> > Am I missing something?.
>>
>> Hello,
>> I am stuck with a similar problem (see my recent "connection problem"
>> messages) , but in my case I only run cupsd, not lpd. I don't
>> understand why you are running _both_ of them, as cups is intended to
>> replace the traditional lpd daemon...
>> Am I wrong somewhere ?
>> Good luck.
>> JB
>
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